Germany Creates Third Gender Identity For Birth Registry: ‘Diverse’
by Emily Zanotti, The Daily Wire:
Germany officials announced Wednesday that they have approved the addition of a third gender, “diverse,” to the country’s registry, allowing gender non-conforming individuals to select an option more in line with their position on “gender spectrum.”
The German Cabinet declaration comes in response to a Federal Constitutional Court decision which said, according to News.Com.Au, that individuals have the right “to be entered in records as neither male nor female,” and ordered authorities “either to create a third identity or scrap gender entries altogether.”
In Germany, individuals have the constitutional right to official recognition of their gender non-conformity, and leaving the “gender” space blank (instead of indicating either male or female) simply wasn’t sufficient.
The vote affects all official German documents, including birth certificates. Parents who want to raise their children “gender neutral” can now select “various” as an option on their children’s birth certificates. Most Germans affected by the Cabinet’s declaration, though, will be “intersex” adults answering questions on current forms, or looking to adjust their birth certificates to reflect their current gender identity.
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